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Brief Bio:- THE REKKENING

THE REKKENING is a “FEROCIOUS” female fronted quartet. Their music is full of ATTITUDE and ABRASIVNESS with an “in-your-face' old school sound.THE REKKENING is definitely a think outside the box type band. Their versatility and style cannot be put into a specific genre. THE REKKENING's true staying power is in every song being different and keeping everything real and raw !! THE REKKENING is the ultimate Party, Head Bang and Dance Band ! All wrapped up into one EXPLOSIVE package !Trasee Lynn ( lead vocals/lyrics)started THE REKKENING in 2008. Trasee brings all of her experiences to the table to breathe life into and engage the audience .Trasee's influences are: Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, Metallica.Quote- (Trasee) My life has not been a neat little box with a bow on it , so why would my music?GoReDzilla -(Bass/Producer) adds a particular EARTH POUNDING sound that is second to none. GoReDzilla has played in many different local Vancouver bands over the years and his experience with live, recording and promotion is an asset that cannot be replaced. His belief in THE REKKENING is nonparallel and it shows as he has been in the band since2008. His leadership in the band stands out in so many ways. His ability to move THE REKKENING forward is unlike any other. GoReDzilla's influences are: Black Flag, Iron Maiden,NIN,Dillinger Escape plan.Travis Arnold (Lead Guitar) is an extremely talented multi instrumentalist with a keen ear for the sonic brutality that encompasses the sound for THE REKKENING. Travis has a large background in Jazz, Metal, Noise and Extreme music. His contributions over the years to the song writing and production has been incomparable since he originally joined in early 2011.Matt Hewer (Drums) Matt has a plethora of styles including Metal, Punk, World music and Jazz. His contributions has given the over all sound a huge push forward and has been a solid contributor since early 2016 backing up the angst ridden and aggressive sound that is what THE REKKENING is.

THE REKKENING released their NEW CD EP “Broken Mind” Nov/2013 Recorded @ Blue Wave Studio's with Ken Burke (Mix/master) Analog Consisting of 4 songs-Broken Mind, In The End, Cry, and their take on a Whitesnake song “Is This Love” THE REKKENING released their first official video for their song “Fuck Off” in 2015 and so far there have been almost 5000 views!!THE REKKENING gets continuous air play on many online and broadcast radio stations including: CO-OP Radio (Vancouver), CJSF (Vancouver),Lucky 13 Radio (USA online ), Sick Boys Radio (USA online),Metal Devastation Radio (USA/UK online).THE REKKENING has also been featured in a number of publications including:Surrey Now Newspaper, Rock Thiz Magazine and Uncivil Revolt.

THE REKKENING also played a number if high profile shows in the last half of 2016 including opening for Toronto Ska / Horror billy band The Matadors for their last leg of their cross Canada tour in Vancouver July 29 @ Funkys and July 30 in Victoria @ Logans.THE REKKENING opened for “THOR” Oct 28th, 2016 ! THE REKKENING will be playing selected cross Canada dates in 2018 in support of their new (yet untitled) CD !THE REKKENING is currently finishing the pre production for their first Full Length Album release slated for 2018. Previous releasesBest Served Cold 2009Your New Religion 2009Riot 2010 (Demo)Broken Mind EP 2013(all physical copies of our earlier recordings are SOLD OUT!Thanks everyone!)